But listen, when Derwin was trying to coerce her into not going to Med school at THE TOP MED SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY!!! That was where the toxicity started for me. Like she went to San Diego med school, and I’m a Southern Cali girl so let me say, thanks but no thanks. I’m going to John Hopkins anyway ✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾
Kelly and Jason was a perfect example of what happens when fetish turns into family. When Jason was with Stacey Dash Kelly flat out said "I can't lose him to a pretty Black woman!" She definitely preyed on Jason's self-hatred and anti-Blackness . They were BOTH trash
This!!! Only time I ever liked Jason is when he was married to Chardonnay cause he was a better man with her but of course he had to ruin it and get back into his toxic ass relationship with Kelly
Honestly the show did Chardonnay dirty in my opinion. Ruined this whole woman’s life and she didn’t really get a proper send off in my opinion. It was just implied that she would be fine after her divorce from Jason
Exactly, all that build-up in season 5, married and trials for Jason actually maturing thanks to Chardonnay.....and the show decides to bring Kelly back and regress ALL of it
Karen Guinn Customs Right, he couldn’t keep a girlfriend more than three episodes and ended all alone in the end. Just him and his championship trophy lol.
Man I never realized how immature Melanie was. She was unprofessional, a bad friend, sneaky... just so many flaws I never noticed when i was younger watching the show. Then realized she was like 23/24 years old and it made so much more sense. Lol being a middle schooler, I thought people in their early 20’s were functioning at a much higher level of maturity. But I’m 26 now and I know that people in their early 20’s are just grown up teenagers 😂
I almost threw my remote at the tv when Melanie went on that date with trey after Derwin fired Dionne.. she should’ve went back home after the break up it made no sense for her to stay she never even liked California another thing why was Melanie in the sun beams
@@kilocopter Oh yeah, my bad. *Janay was a rich rich, educated, successful business owning beauty and chose to be a baby mama to a fresh off the second string line up football player. I’m mad at her. Big mad.
But she wasn't one of those girls who only got with him to trap him and have his baby and then dump him (aka Eggs). They were in a serious relationship when he knocked her up, and she still had feelings for him after they split. Derwin tried to make it work but was still hung up on Melanie.
This show came out when I was in college and I didn't want NO parts of any athletes because of Derwin, mama's boy Malik, and Jason's cheap controlling ass😂😂😂
It was hard for us to see how toxic Melanie and derwin were bc we fell in love with them and their relationship so quickly from the first episode. We also didn’t know anything about relationships back then. But there is no way in helllll I would ever advice my friend to take back a man who cheated on her, lied abt it, brought her around the side piece, lied some more, and then got someone pregnant while they were broke up and nowhere near over each other lol.
Malik does have a little growth in the later seasons. He ends up going to therapy and realizes he and Tasha have a codependent relationships. I didn't really like the later seasons. It felt desperate. I still watched and liked it somewhat, but they didn't compare to the original 3 seasons. When it comes to Melanie and Derwin. Derwin always seemed a little too stupid to me. One thing I hated about Melanie was she would always say 'I turned down Johns Hopkins for you'. That was so annoying, but it helped me learn that when you make a sacrifice for someone you don't throw it in their face if they disappoint you. You chose to make te sacrifice. If you regret it that's your fault.
LaVidaRosa It puts their whole back and forth in perspective like...if they got married from the jump maybe the whole Drew cheatation and/ or Janae baby may have not been in the picture 😟
She really should have. THATS why he cheated. Doesn’t make it right, but if you know you want to be with someone and they want you back, just get married lol
He only proposed because to Melanie , because he thought she was pregnant and his friends put in his head that Melanie wanted a proposal so she wouldn't be embarrassed about being "pregnant ".
Here's the tea that dropped in Season 5 though. Melanie got pregnant by Trey Wiggs in season 2 and had an abortion to ensure that she and Derwin could potentially reconcile. So she felt betrayed internally that he didn't want to abandon the child with Janay. Yeah Melanie was wrong. I'm just adding context to everything.
Yea she also was told she probably wont ever have kids because of the operation right? So that's the fuel to her anger. She gave up actual kids to make derwin happy and felt she gave up her identity to make him happy, which is true she wasnt the same person when she started in the end.
Very true!! Oh my gosh and the quietness was awkward lol with no audience. I liked it WAY better on the CW. It was funny and the audience was energizing
I agree with you! Rewatching this it’s so evident with the toxic relationships, colorism, and stereotypes. Melanie and Derwin were extremely toxic together and had so much growing to do as individuals. They were not relationship goals.
You went light on Janae she had a funky attitude and yes she had money but she was trying to make sure she landed a baller. She knew Derwin didn't like her like that before the baby and she used that baby. However my irritation was with Derwin he was acting like Janae was a problem but she was a problem he created and while thinking Melanie should just understand. He knew Melanie was his end game but he was still flirting with Janae. So he's flirting with baby mom and telling Melanie he loves her but not acting like it. Melanie just simply wasn't woman enough to handle the situation.
Oh ok we're the same age...I remember all that LOL. But I didn't mind the later seasons with Brandy. I just didn't understand the point of having Tasha Mack get pregnant and the cringey acting dynamic from Lauren London and Jay Ellis...
The episode when Jason and Brandy was getting married he left her at the altar talking about he was still in love with Kelly. Really bro you should of told her that before the damn wedding hell.
I been re-watched The Game cuz it's been on Hulu for a while now. Derwin and Melanie WERE my couple goals. I yearned for a connection and chemistry like this! I stopped wanted a relationship like this as I got older and realized it was toxic in some areas. Tasha Mizz-ACT ! Definitely a "Strong Black Woman" I love the vulnerable moments where we got to see her be "human". She just wanted love and success like everyone else. Malik was a douchebag from day one to the end. I wanted him to change his life around but hey.. also Shoutout to TT! Best assistant/ best friend ever!!!!! So funny. Jason was a cheap asshole.. his anti-blackness was problematic but very real to a lot of black men like him in the sports world. Also side note I still HATE JANAY and Dionne TRIED it!!! Kelly was a pushover but I'm glad she got a backbone in the end. When the show went to BET it went downhill I stilled watched when it went to BET but it wasn't the same the comedy was not on point it tried too hard to be a drama. I stopped watching when they added Lauren London sorry but she can't act and the characters were not interesting anymore. All in all I will always have a special connection to the show and the characters. #Game FAN 4 life
i hated kelly and jason together, kelly was the absolute worst, she really only like jason because he was a “good black man with money” and he was a little anti-black but besides that their relationship by itself was toxic and literally all the time their scenes were about sex not really about love, kelly hated that he moved on to chardonnay who was the complete opposite of her and ruined their relationship out of spite not because jason was her real love. Jason was bad like really bad but i kind of liked his character he showed a lot of growth up until he got back with kelly that erased his whole character development. i wish he stayed with chardonnay. i loved melanie and tasha , tasha should’ve ended up with rick though. malik’s character suffered the whole show. TT was the goat though and was my favorite.
It's so crazy and so true! This show has a habit of letting characters love people who aren't good for them. They break couples up and instead of moving on, they go back to their toxic Ex🤦🏾♀️
I am 23 and binge watched this show for the first time when it got on Netflix. I got to season 5 and couldn’t watch anymore. It was like a completely different show. Melanie and Derwin🥴🥴🥴 I started off really liking Melanie...and then she started getting on my nerves. She did the absolute MOST. TeeTee is my FAVVVORITEEE.
Ok, I liked the show at the time but it wasn’t like I loved it. I’m 32 so was a bit older & recognized how toxic they were for the most part even then. How you now see it differently is how I felt watching Moesha back 😩😭 Anyway, I hated the show once they messed up Derwin & Melanie’s relationship. I’m a hopeless romantic so I need that to balance out the drama on a show. Once they went downhill, it was too much for me. I HATED how random it fell apart for them & how HORRIBLE her character became. I love that she represented the “good girl” initially so it pissed me off when they had her sleeping with everyone, cutting her hair, & acting irrationally. A cringe moment for me was when she was singing “I’m dancin & emphasizin” 😖😂 The “wild” bad girl image just seemed so forced on her character that it IRKED me! I hated that she didn’t stand up for herself & leave him. I hate that they even wrote in him cheating on her in the first place. Like why couldn’t he be the exception? 😩 Janae’s whole existence was random and pointless in my option. She definitely was the victim but I just felt like the pregnancy things was way too much. Side note: Pooch Hall came to a club I was in years ago & sorry to disappoint but he is not cute at all in person lol. Maybe he was having a bad night lol. 😕🤷🏽♀️ And I 💯 percent agree with you about being the friend to people in those relationships...I HATE IT! Like stop asking for my advise! Just let him ruin your life in peace lmbo! 🤷🏽♀️
I swear girl Melanie irked me so much. I preferred janay honestly. Malik (I had a huge crush on him when the show first came out)and Jason were my favs, both hilarious.And yesssss I only watch the first three seasons. After it went to BET I was like nah. I will say some of episodes are super problematic (to me) but I still love this show so much.
I love me some Tasha Mack!! But I did not love the last 2 seasons, they turned her into a trifling mess and the 2 actors that replaced Mel and Derwin ruined the show!
Yes! I love Tasha's firey, silly, & and hip personality. She was the star of the show in my opinion lol. Her dynamic with the whole cast was golden. Especially her dynamic with Kelly and her son Malik was my favorite part of the show.❤
I was in my early 20s watching. I wasn’t mad at Jenae. I actually felt kind of sorry for her to think she was in a loving relationship, but really was just a rebound. And then to be connected forever to a guy who never really cared? And then she had to keep seeing Melanie every time she takes her kid to go to his dad’s.
The ending of Season 3 was so emotional because of Derwin's monologue. It was beautiful. Rewatching all of these years later I had similar thoughts, the wardrobes were horrible, all of the relationships were toxic, and I still love the first 3 seasons! I was excited for season 4 and started watching it, but I don't remember watching every episode and I definitely stopped watching after Jay Ellis and Lauren London replaced Tia and I forgot the actor who played Derwin's real name.
His name is Pooch Hall I never forget because it's literally another name for 🐕. When I first heard his name I said somebody couldn't have possibly named their kid after a dog😂 but hey stranger things have happened 🤷🏽♀️
It was hard for me to watch beyond Season 3 at first too but I didn’t have anything else to watch at the time so I went over to Hulu to watch it and surprisingly it wasn’t all that bad, it wasn’t the same as the first 3 seasons but there were interesting parts I liked the final episode of Season 9 when Jason was basically reminiscing and then they showed Melanie and Derwin in NYC, they eventually went back to San Diego to share the news that Melanie was having a babies...it wasn’t bad at all
I agree with you. Fun facts: Prior to The Game Wendy Raquel Robinson appeared on Martin, She was also on the forgotten short lived sitcom Minor Adjustments, she was also in The Walking Dead (1995), A Thin Line Between Love & Hate & The Steve Harvey Show. Coby Bell appeared on Sister Sister & Brittany Daniel was in White Chicks & Little Man.
Melanie was my least favorite character. She was selfish and self centered the entire time. Couldn't stand her 🙄 She acted like the world owed her something because she was in 'Medical school' and put herself and her own morals on a pedestal, despite her morals not being any better than everybody else. She kept that 'hollier than thou' attitude that really got on my last nerves. Ugh !
Yes! you're not alone. Melanie's character was SO exhausting, dramatic, and over the top. She screamed every time she had a disagreement. I'm just like 'Girl! Why are you screaming? It's not that serious'😓😂I felt that way from start of the show until the end lol.
I loved this show when I was a kid. However I tried to rewatch it once it was on Netflix. Oh boy... I couldn't even get through the first season. It was the most toxic show I've ever seen. Everyone was awful.
To me the game was the death of black sitcoms..mixing comedy red carpet Hollywood life and soap operas...it didn’t no what it wanted to be,and just felt awkward....I feel this way despite pooch hall being my actual by marriage relative
Tasha and pookie had a baby girl name Kai and got married and live in a nice house together. Melanie and derwin had twins and moved to Washington D.C but came back to Seattle (i think that’s where they live) to see family and friends. Malik won championship. Jason and Kelly got back together and he acted WAY better towards her, she missed him when she came back on the show (the girl who played Kelly had cancer but she beat it and came back) she saw how he changed towards Chardonnay and now he a Better husband that was a success for Kelly and they daughter graduated and loved them ( when Jason did marry Chardonnay he started LOVING black women he kept trying to go on dates and be black talking to movies screens till he found the right BLACK woman he wanted, but he got the head coaching job. Keira and blue (worst couple on the show if you ask me.) they broke up but Keira started dating Micheal B. Jordan and got a more successful acting career, blue signed with irv smith (he was funny to me.) and that was the end. Edit- I watched all of it.
I'm in the minority, but I never liked Tasha or Malik! I also didn't like Jason until he got with Chardonnay. I see Kelly as his trophy. Black football player with pretty white blond.
Janay attitude SUCKED fr. And she knew he wasn't over Melanie SHE KNEW. & She knew how much of a nice person he is she PLAYED ON HIS FEELINGS. She was NO saint nor victim.
Also when I first watched The Game, it didn’t compute that Derwin and Melanie were so young. 22. Straight out of college. That explains a lot of the foolishness they put themselves through. Plain young and dumb.
OMG SAME!!! I signed the petition, posted the campaign everywhere etc. I was campaigning hard for the show... Then when I watched the BET version I was so disappointed 😞 they changed all of the characters and had horrible storylines And same to the different perspectives. I couldn’t stand Drew Sidora when the show first came out, but after rewatching It I realized he played tf out of her and lied to her and Melanie.
I loved Melanie and Derwin 😩 but yes super toxic looking back. I was rooting for them so hard, when their hearts broke mine did too. I was invested lol
Malik Derwin and Jason were really funny together even TT lol Funny thing about Jason as well as he played that character, I was surprised to find out he is the exact opposite in real life lol
After rewatching this show my favorite characters are Kelly and Derwin and TeeTee. I always felt Kelly and TeeTee should’ve been friends they had very similar situations.
I think you have to watch the latter seasons to really get the full character development. For instance, Jason later was paired with Chardonnay (Brandy lol). Tasha got pregnant. Now, I forget if Malik went through anything, lol.
I did not realize all the things you mentioned happened in the first 3 seasons!!!!! I also did not realize this show had a total of 9 seasons!!!! I believe it was easy to “forgive” or “dismiss” their horrible behavior because of the entertainment. It’s wild how we can be pulled in to these story lines like they are goals!!!!
I respect your perspective on show I wasn't the biggest The Game fan. Eventhough some of the situations can happen in real life I just felt like most of their storylines were not realistic even for the NFL.
To me derwin was melanies downfall. I felt bad because I’m currently in the same situation as her, and I completely understand. There would’ve been no problem if derwin would’ve did what he was supposed to do in the first place
GIRL yeesss ..my thoughts on the characters have changed sooo much ! first of all.. we hated janae so much...but she really did NOTHING wrong .We just was invested in their love..we couldn't see straight! I look back now and think Jason was on to something with his penny pinching lol cause Tasha and her I'm rich shit was soooo annoying . Her and her son mismanaged money like crazy ! How tf you have your house and cars taking away 40 million dollar kid??? Jason was the worst..but so funny.Kelly character was my least fav as well. Tasha had some good men...it was painful to watch her run them away. Brit grew up to be a prefect combination of her parents. I think season 4 and 5 was cool..it was after lauren london and blue came in that the show was trash. The game is my top 5 fav sitcom along with girlfriend's both shows are so relatable in there own way.
Darwin and Melody was the reason why I like the show when they got kicked off the show I stopped watching it they was the main characters plus the show was a spinoff on girlfriend and it's supposed to be about Melody and her friends and her relationship with Darwin
I never saw the later seasons back then bcuz we didn’t have cable; I just got to see them a few years ago when Bounce started airing the show. All I can say is the entire “tone/vibe” changed in those later seasons...it became way more dramatic (like The Young & the Game-less) and it lost a lot of its original comedic content! I did like Chardonnay (she actually got me to start liking Jason lol); I was very upset with how they ended their situation smh. Blue was ok but Keira never did anything for me; Melanie and Derwin’s presences were missed.
I actually have to disagree with Tasha being at fault for Jason and Kelly ultimately splitting. When Tasha introduced Camille to Jason, yeah she may have done it out of spite, but she wasn't lying when she confirmed that Kelly and Jason were getting divorced, because that's really what was happening at the time. Kelly was already seeing Roman, and even before that she started clubbing and seeing other men. When Jason tried to get back with her she always rejected him; she even lead him on making him think they were getting back together after they slept together that one night, and when she told him they weren't it really hurt him, so she basically just used him for sex. But whenever Jason started seeing other women it was a problem for Kelly. She was very controlling and wanted to be chased and wanted, it was like she didn't want Jason but also didn't want anyone else to have him either. She really pushed him into other women's arms, not Tasha. Everything else I agree with 💯
Tasha helped Kelly realize that she was a pushover and help her get a voice. Kelly’s life revolved around Jason and catering to him and she didn’t have anything for her and that’s why she clutched on to the Sunbeams.
i think the time jumped in season 4 stupid, and i hate how they did jenna character and they even had the nerve to continue the show without Derwen and melony witch they should have canceld the show then and there and chardonnay's character felt flat and nobody cares sbout jason without Kelly they focused all of season 6 on tasha and rick only four them to break up season 7 ep 1 and nobody really cared kelly was gone in season 5 like tasha even gave jason relationship advice
I wish you would’ve reviewed all 9 seasons 😩 but I absolutely agree with EVERYTHING you said. It’s crazy how your perception of a show changes as you grow up.
Derwin and Melanie were NOT good together. I really liked how Derwin was sweet in the beginning and in reality I can see how a young football player rising to fame would start acting how Derwin was acting, but the show made their relationship toxic. I wish he woulda ended up with Janay. Maybe he woulda been a better person with her 🤷🏻♀️ we’ll never know. But I feel bad for Janay she gave Melanie a shit load of chances and Melanie always screwed her over. After re-watching the show I really didn't care for Melanie. Chardonnay was done wrong! She was there for Jason and Brit Brat. Jason was a better man with her, I was starting to respect the man he was, then Kelly comes back and their relationship was EXACTLY the same. Jason and Kelly don't respect each other at all. First of all I know Kelly had to leave the show in real life cuz she had cancer. But I wish they hadn't had her leave the way she did. The real Kelly was such a good mom and her leaving to "fix herself" (and the way she was acting when she had that fake reality show Ex Ballers Wives or whatever it was called) I just didn't like it. Tasha had a tough choice I honestly loved both Rick and Pookie. Malik did nothing really. That's the problem he didn't change. But I guess that's cuz he's always been that way that the show didn't know what the hell to do with him, however I wish he didn't get in between Keira and Blue. IMO I thought Blue and Keira were cute together and I LOVED how they made Keira a "normal" girl. Cute, dresses in jeans and t-shirt, wears converse, not boujee like everyone else in the show. She was adorable. Tee Tee has always been one of the best persons on the show. I love him. I absolutely loved Dionne and wish they woulda kept her into the show someway. Also I HATE that the first 3 seasons Melanie kept saying how important her med school was and how everything revolves around football and she needs to think about her studying, and her constantly saying she gave up Johns Hopkins for Derwin but only in the end to not even practice!? Ridiculous Then what the hell was all that for?? Crap that was a lot. 😂 P.S. All seasons are on Hulu but the first 3 seasons were the absolute best
I have watch this, "The Parkers", and "Moesha" we have similar views on majority of the black shows on Netflix. I'm looking forward to the other shows (especially Half & Half) . If you want check my channel I reviewed every black show that came out on Netflix. Keep up the good content
It was toxic I watched all 9 seasons Tasha actually grew and Derwin and Melanie got it together finally Kelli and Jason still was trash fucking to keep a job Jason black wife helped his daughter more than Kelly and she basically said fuvk it and went to the mother
I screamed at those "auntie vocals" you did for Take a Bow. 😂😭 That's exactly how she sang it! That was the cringiest moment of the whole show. It's so embarrassing.
The show actually started in 2006, which was the late 2000's, not the early 2000's. I liked every season. Melanie was too whiney, Derwin was corny at times, Malik never fully matured, Jason was an ass and had issues with Black women at first, Tasha was independent and smart but damaged when it came to love, Kelly had trouble finding her identity outside of Jason until the later seasons, Chardonnay was similar to Tasha in terms of her personality and serve no purpose once Kelly came back, Blue was corny, Kira was cute but corny also. Javon and Jazz should've been added as main characters instead of them. Plus, Malik was wrong for smashing Kira. Now, if she never hooked up with Blue, then I would've been cool with it because he knew her first! The show further detailed how dramatic comedies became more popular than sitcoms in the 2010's, so I understood the change once it came to BET.
I like the reboot the best. I didn’t like Melanie’s character on the original The Game when it was on UPN/CW. I didn’t care for The Game when it moved to BET
But listen, when Derwin was trying to coerce her into not going to Med school at THE TOP MED SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY!!! That was where the toxicity started for me. Like she went to San Diego med school, and I’m a Southern Cali girl so let me say, thanks but no thanks. I’m going to John Hopkins anyway ✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾
Kelly and Jason was a perfect example of what happens when fetish turns into family. When Jason was with Stacey Dash Kelly flat out said "I can't lose him to a pretty Black woman!"
She definitely preyed on Jason's self-hatred and anti-Blackness . They were BOTH trash
Ewwww
Yikes 😬
This!!! Only time I ever liked Jason is when he was married to Chardonnay cause he was a better man with her but of course he had to ruin it and get back into his toxic ass relationship with Kelly
facts then like in real life he fell off, got with a black woman, grew into a better man then kely ass came back around... no ma'am
@@shadeyxo, same here! I agree with you about Chardonnay being good for Jason.
I think the later seasons didn’t hit because they changed the tone it was no longer a comedy it was a drama
Or a soap opera. And not even a good one.
Honestly the show did Chardonnay dirty in my opinion. Ruined this whole woman’s life and she didn’t really get a proper send off in my opinion. It was just implied that she would be fine after her divorce from Jason
Agreed! It's like they didn't know what to do with her so they just threw her away!!!
Seriously 😡
Her whole life was not ruin at all! She was getting money and ball players child support lol she got a new man and her son. She was just fine!!!
@@nvb7752 I don’t remember her having a kid on the show
Exactly, all that build-up in season 5, married and trials for Jason actually maturing thanks to Chardonnay.....and the show decides to bring Kelly back and regress ALL of it
From somebody who recently re-watched all nine seasons of the game, Malik had absolutely no character growth. Not an iota.
Smh! Now that I think about it, that’s the way alotta superstar entertainers are. Stunted by yes men, money and fame
Ok, I was thinking to myself and wondering if he actually did, smhlol
He would take 1 step forward every time he fell for a woman, and five steps back when he fucked it up lol
Karen Guinn Customs Right, he couldn’t keep a girlfriend more than three episodes and ended all alone in the end. Just him and his championship trophy lol.
YES! Oh, I wanted to punch that dude in the face with a pair of brass knuckles!
Melanie should’ve gone for Trey Wiggs he treated her like a queen!
Yeah she should've the show tried to portray the fairytale cleache that loves wins in the end nevermind that it's toxic
@@tgirl1762 yep and there relationship was not love
She was pregnant with his baby but had an abortion which ended up causing problems for her when she and Derwin wanted to have a baby.
@@joshuamcdowell9745 ik that
👏🏾 People treat you the way you allow them too.
Man I never realized how immature Melanie was. She was unprofessional, a bad friend, sneaky... just so many flaws I never noticed when i was younger watching the show. Then realized she was like 23/24 years old and it made so much more sense. Lol being a middle schooler, I thought people in their early 20’s were functioning at a much higher level of maturity. But I’m 26 now and I know that people in their early 20’s are just grown up teenagers 😂
Lmao grown up teenagers, I'm 22 and yes!!! this is true (with me included miss ma'am)
I almost threw my remote at the tv when Melanie went on that date with trey after Derwin fired Dionne.. she should’ve went back home after the break up it made no sense for her to stay she never even liked California another thing why was Melanie in the sun beams
You’re 26 and write and sound like a child. 👍🏼
I didn’t like Melanie from the beginning. My female friend thought I was wrong.
@@nice1coolyes that's what we are im 25. Just grown teenagers that are just old enough to drink and use Marijuana. But I just drink
Janay was rich rich, educated, successful business owner and chose to be the baby mama of a second string football player. I’m mad at her. Big mad.
He wasn’t second string at that point
@@kilocopter Oh yeah, my bad. *Janay was a rich rich, educated, successful business owning beauty and chose to be a baby mama to a fresh off the second string line up football player. I’m mad at her. Big mad.
But she wasn't one of those girls who only got with him to trap him and have his baby and then dump him (aka Eggs). They were in a serious relationship when he knocked her up, and she still had feelings for him after they split. Derwin tried to make it work but was still hung up on Melanie.
This show came out when I was in college and I didn't want NO parts of any athletes because of Derwin, mama's boy Malik, and Jason's cheap controlling ass😂😂😂
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Derwin and Melanie was so toxic
Everyone on the show was !
Hear, hear
Everybody was. Lol! I watched the whole series again a couple months ago, they were all horrible lol
@@cadyg2531 yeah they were all terrible friends to each , back stabbing each other
And Malik was too
Melanie was annoying, Tasha self sabotaged too much, malik didn’t grow, so much more
I wish rick and tasha could've stayed together
💯💯💯👍🏾..yeah they messed that. Up.
I think rick was supposed to be who she ended up with instead of pookie
Pookie was clearly the better option, he matched her in every way possible, the writers messed up on Tasha being a trashbox
They made sense honestly
It was hard for us to see how toxic Melanie and derwin were bc we fell in love with them and their relationship so quickly from the first episode. We also didn’t know anything about relationships back then. But there is no way in helllll I would ever advice my friend to take back a man who cheated on her, lied abt it, brought her around the side piece, lied some more, and then got someone pregnant while they were broke up and nowhere near over each other lol.
Let's not forget him acting possessive about her study buddy. LOL
It's never as simple as that and you know it
Malik does have a little growth in the later seasons. He ends up going to therapy and realizes he and Tasha have a codependent relationships.
I didn't really like the later seasons. It felt desperate. I still watched and liked it somewhat, but they didn't compare to the original 3 seasons.
When it comes to Melanie and Derwin. Derwin always seemed a little too stupid to me. One thing I hated about Melanie was she would always say 'I turned down Johns Hopkins for you'. That was so annoying, but it helped me learn that when you make a sacrifice for someone you don't throw it in their face if they disappoint you. You chose to make te sacrifice. If you regret it that's your fault.
Derwin was fionnne 😍, Melanie should of married him when he initially tried to propose and marry her .
Omg I can’t believe I forgot to mention that! 🤦🏽♀️ you’re completely right tho
LaVidaRosa It puts their whole back and forth in perspective like...if they got married from the jump maybe the whole Drew cheatation and/ or Janae baby may have not been in the picture 😟
She really should have. THATS why he cheated. Doesn’t make it right, but if you know you want to be with someone and they want you back, just get married lol
@@NeshaRea nope. He cheated cause he was a cheater
He only proposed because to Melanie , because he thought she was pregnant and his friends put in his head that Melanie wanted a proposal so she wouldn't be embarrassed about being "pregnant ".
Here's the tea that dropped in Season 5 though. Melanie got pregnant by Trey Wiggs in season 2 and had an abortion to ensure that she and Derwin could potentially reconcile. So she felt betrayed internally that he didn't want to abandon the child with Janay. Yeah Melanie was wrong. I'm just adding context to everything.
Yea she also was told she probably wont ever have kids because of the operation right? So that's the fuel to her anger. She gave up actual kids to make derwin happy and felt she gave up her identity to make him happy, which is true she wasnt the same person when she started in the end.
That season 5 reveal made season 3, and her baby mama resentment make soooo much more sense.
what episode was this???
@@majinally3527 season 5 episode 1 if I'm not mistaken.
Your "Take A Bow" impression was ON POINT!
When I tell you I randomly sing that part TO THIS DAY! 😂
It’s the PLEEEEASE! Irv yelled for me 🤣
@@mhill94As Tasha is pouring her heart out after feeling blindsided 😂😂😂. He was an asshole for that 😂
I was one of those people that called the CW network to get the show put back on. But, like you said, when it went to BET, it wasn't the same at all.
Very true!! Oh my gosh and the quietness was awkward lol with no audience. I liked it WAY better on the CW. It was funny and the audience was energizing
Bet ran this show in the trash.. we only care about the first 3 seasons.
Facts tbh for years i didn't even know there was more seasons
Same
I tried to watch a few episodes when they brought it back but they really ruined the tone and made it way too dramatic so I gave up on it
@@nice1cool 8
Derwin and med-school where too immature to be together.
Jason took full advantage of kelly.
Malik and tasha were co dependent.
Make up is just on point sis!!!*snaps*
Thank youuuu🤗
I agree with you! Rewatching this it’s so evident with the toxic relationships, colorism, and stereotypes. Melanie and Derwin were extremely toxic together and had so much growing to do as individuals. They were not relationship goals.
I was more angry Girlfriends got cancelled but this got to continue.
They cancelled it on a cliffhanger too. Aaron was about to come home, Joan was finally about to get married
BET mess up girlfriends too
You went light on Janae she had a funky attitude and yes she had money but she was trying to make sure she landed a baller. She knew Derwin didn't like her like that before the baby and she used that baby. However my irritation was with Derwin he was acting like Janae was a problem but she was a problem he created and while thinking Melanie should just understand. He knew Melanie was his end game but he was still flirting with Janae. So he's flirting with baby mom and telling Melanie he loves her but not acting like it. Melanie just simply wasn't woman enough to handle the situation.
Oh ok we're the same age...I remember all that LOL. But I didn't mind the later seasons with Brandy. I just didn't understand the point of having Tasha Mack get pregnant and the cringey acting dynamic from Lauren London and Jay Ellis...
Lauren London isn’t the best actress
The episode when Jason and Brandy was getting married he left her at the altar talking about he was still in love with Kelly. Really bro you should of told her that before the damn wedding hell.
Irv was one of my absolute favorite characters ! He always came with the jokes and comedic relief 💯🗣
I been re-watched The Game cuz it's been on Hulu for a while now. Derwin and Melanie WERE my couple goals. I yearned for a connection and chemistry like this! I stopped wanted a relationship like this as I got older and realized it was toxic in some areas. Tasha Mizz-ACT ! Definitely a "Strong Black Woman" I love the vulnerable moments where we got to see her be "human". She just wanted love and success like everyone else. Malik was a douchebag from day one to the end. I wanted him to change his life around but hey.. also Shoutout to TT! Best assistant/ best friend ever!!!!! So funny. Jason was a cheap asshole.. his anti-blackness was problematic but very real to a lot of black men like him in the sports world. Also side note I still HATE JANAY and Dionne TRIED it!!! Kelly was a pushover but I'm glad she got a backbone in the end. When the show went to BET it went downhill I stilled watched when it went to BET but it wasn't the same the comedy was not on point it tried too hard to be a drama. I stopped watching when they added Lauren London sorry but she can't act and the characters were not interesting anymore. All in all I will always have a special connection to the show and the characters. #Game FAN 4 life
My fav is the turkey basting episode. It ain’t just for basting turkeys. I think I laughed that whole episode. What you care about eggs🤣
How did Derwin find out about the Dr?????I always wondered!!
i hated kelly and jason together, kelly was the absolute worst, she really only like jason because he was a “good black man with money” and he was a little anti-black but besides that their relationship by itself was toxic and literally all the time their scenes were about sex not really about love, kelly hated that he moved on to chardonnay who was the complete opposite of her and ruined their relationship out of spite not because jason was her real love. Jason was bad like really bad but i kind of liked his character he showed a lot of growth up until he got back with kelly that erased his whole character development. i wish he stayed with chardonnay. i loved melanie and tasha , tasha should’ve ended up with rick though. malik’s character suffered the whole show. TT was the goat though and was my favorite.
I couldn’t agree more with this post. That’s why I hated the end, he was more relaxed with Chardonnay.
It's so crazy and so true! This show has a habit of letting characters love people who aren't good for them. They break couples up and instead of moving on, they go back to their toxic Ex🤦🏾♀️
I am 23 and binge watched this show for the first time when it got on Netflix. I got to season 5 and couldn’t watch anymore. It was like a completely different show. Melanie and Derwin🥴🥴🥴 I started off really liking Melanie...and then she started getting on my nerves. She did the absolute MOST. TeeTee is my FAVVVORITEEE.
Makeup is just beautiful, and your analysis of this being an adult Disney yes!!!
Ok, I liked the show at the time but it wasn’t like I loved it. I’m 32 so was a bit older & recognized how toxic they were for the most part even then. How you now see it differently is how I felt watching Moesha back 😩😭
Anyway, I hated the show once they messed up Derwin & Melanie’s relationship. I’m a hopeless romantic so I need that to balance out the drama on a show. Once they went downhill, it was too much for me. I HATED how random it fell apart for them & how HORRIBLE her character became. I love that she represented the “good girl” initially so it pissed me off when they had her sleeping with everyone, cutting her hair, & acting irrationally. A cringe moment for me was when she was singing “I’m dancin & emphasizin” 😖😂
The “wild” bad girl image just seemed so forced on her character that it IRKED me! I hated that she didn’t stand up for herself & leave him. I hate that they even wrote in him cheating on her in the first place. Like why couldn’t he be the exception? 😩 Janae’s whole existence was random and pointless in my option. She definitely was the victim but I just felt like the pregnancy things was way too much.
Side note: Pooch Hall came to a club I was in years ago & sorry to disappoint but he is not cute at all in person lol. Maybe he was having a bad night lol. 😕🤷🏽♀️
And I 💯 percent agree with you about being the friend to people in those relationships...I HATE IT! Like stop asking for my advise! Just let him ruin your life in peace lmbo! 🤷🏽♀️
Ole lazy ass Chauncey lol
I just started watching half and half. You should do a rant on that show
the women made it look like if u don’t have a man ur not worth anything
I love that show but the mom and Moana were super hurt and always complain in my eyes
What didn't you like about Half & Half?
I swear girl Melanie irked me so much. I preferred janay honestly. Malik (I had a huge crush on him when the show first came out)and Jason were my favs, both hilarious.And yesssss I only watch the first three seasons. After it went to BET I was like nah. I will say some of episodes are super problematic (to me) but I still love this show so much.
I love me some Tasha Mack!! But I did not love the last 2 seasons, they turned her into a trifling mess and the 2 actors that replaced Mel and Derwin ruined the show!
Yes! I love Tasha's firey, silly, & and hip personality. She was the star of the show in my opinion lol. Her dynamic with the whole cast was golden. Especially her dynamic with Kelly and her son Malik was my favorite part of the show.❤
Jason was trash but he was freaking hilarious! Him and Tee Tee kept the humor on the show!
I think we all lowkey was mad at jenae lol
I was not. She was a bystander in their toxic and messy relationship
I was in my early 20s watching. I wasn’t mad at Jenae. I actually felt kind of sorry for her to think she was in a loving relationship, but really was just a rebound. And then to be connected forever to a guy who never really cared? And then she had to keep seeing Melanie every time she takes her kid to go to his dad’s.
The ending of Season 3 was so emotional because of Derwin's monologue. It was beautiful. Rewatching all of these years later I had similar thoughts, the wardrobes were horrible, all of the relationships were toxic, and I still love the first 3 seasons! I was excited for season 4 and started watching it, but I don't remember watching every episode and I definitely stopped watching after Jay Ellis and Lauren London replaced Tia and I forgot the actor who played Derwin's real name.
His name is Pooch Hall I never forget because it's literally another name for 🐕. When I first heard his name I said somebody couldn't have possibly named their kid after a dog😂 but hey stranger things have happened 🤷🏽♀️
Your eyeshadow is giving me liiiiiife
So the ending of Mel and Derwin stayed married he got traded they moved and had twins Mel had to do InVitro
It was hard for me to watch beyond Season 3 at first too but I didn’t have anything else to watch at the time so I went over to Hulu to watch it and surprisingly it wasn’t all that bad, it wasn’t the same as the first 3 seasons but there were interesting parts I liked the final episode of Season 9 when Jason was basically reminiscing and then they showed Melanie and Derwin in NYC, they eventually went back to San Diego to share the news that Melanie was having a babies...it wasn’t bad at all
I agree with you. Fun facts: Prior to The Game Wendy Raquel Robinson appeared on Martin, She was also on the forgotten short lived sitcom Minor Adjustments, she was also in The Walking Dead (1995), A Thin Line Between Love & Hate & The Steve Harvey Show. Coby Bell appeared on Sister Sister & Brittany Daniel was in White Chicks & Little Man.
As much as I loved Tasha she really coddled Maliks dustiness, the Pookie and Rick Foxx situation did me in!!
Melanie was my least favorite character. She was selfish and self centered the entire time. Couldn't stand her 🙄
She acted like the world owed her something because she was in 'Medical school' and put herself and her own morals on a pedestal, despite her morals not being any better than everybody else.
She kept that 'hollier than thou' attitude that really got on my last nerves. Ugh !
Yes, yes, yes!!!! When I watched it a couple of months ago, that whole “hollier than thou” attitude is so pretentious. I couldn’t stand it
Yes! you're not alone. Melanie's character was SO exhausting, dramatic, and over the top. She screamed every time she had a disagreement. I'm just like 'Girl! Why are you screaming? It's not that serious'😓😂I felt that way from start of the show until the end lol.
Tasha was everything!! Y’all can’t know how many times me and friends were like “Punk Ass Chauncy” and “Rick......Fox!!”😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣Yes! Tasha was definitely a gem on the show💎
I loved this show when I was a kid. However I tried to rewatch it once it was on Netflix. Oh boy... I couldn't even get through the first season. It was the most toxic show I've ever seen. Everyone was awful.
The older I get the more I don’t like main characters
I signed the petition too and I agree that the show was not the same. BTW your hair and makeup is beautiful
To me the game was the death of black sitcoms..mixing comedy red carpet Hollywood life and soap operas...it didn’t no what it wanted to be,and just felt awkward....I feel this way despite pooch hall being my actual by marriage relative
The relationship showed struggle love starting at season 1 episode 2...
Janae had a funky attitude. That’s why I hated her😂
TT is the secret gem of this show
Tasha and pookie had a baby girl name Kai and got married and live in a nice house together. Melanie and derwin had twins and moved to Washington D.C but came back to Seattle (i think that’s where they live) to see family and friends. Malik won championship. Jason and Kelly got back together and he acted WAY better towards her, she missed him when she came back on the show (the girl who played Kelly had cancer but she beat it and came back) she saw how he changed towards Chardonnay and now he a Better husband that was a success for Kelly and they daughter graduated and loved them ( when Jason did marry Chardonnay he started LOVING black women he kept trying to go on dates and be black talking to movies screens till he found the right BLACK woman he wanted, but he got the head coaching job. Keira and blue (worst couple on the show if you ask me.) they broke up but Keira started dating Micheal B. Jordan and got a more successful acting career, blue signed with irv smith (he was funny to me.) and that was the end.
Edit- I watched all of it.
I'm in the minority, but I never liked Tasha or Malik! I also didn't like Jason until he got with Chardonnay. I see Kelly as his trophy. Black football player with pretty white blond.
The first three seasons , were the bests, when bet brought it back it ruined it !
Facts
Janay attitude SUCKED fr. And she knew he wasn't over Melanie SHE KNEW. & She knew how much of a nice person he is she PLAYED ON HIS FEELINGS. She was NO saint nor victim.
Also when I first watched The Game, it didn’t compute that Derwin and Melanie were so young. 22. Straight out of college. That explains a lot of the foolishness they put themselves through. Plain young and dumb.
I always wonder who told Derwin about her and the doctor?🤔
I think Tasha told Malik and he told Derwin. I couldn't see Kelly telling him, and I think she and Jason were on the outs at the time.
@@Nita_Key I think so because she got real defensive when she asked her
Tasha Mizackkk lol, she got salty that Mel and Kelly were teasing her
OMG SAME!!! I signed the petition, posted the campaign everywhere etc. I was campaigning hard for the show... Then when I watched the BET version I was so disappointed 😞 they changed all of the characters and had horrible storylines
And same to the different perspectives. I couldn’t stand Drew Sidora when the show first came out, but after rewatching It I realized he played tf out of her and lied to her and Melanie.
I don't like The Game, never have
But ill stay for the makeup and earrings😌❤
Thanks love🤗🥰
I’m sooo upset Netflix Canada doesn’t have it. I was dying to rewatch it 😔
They have all the seasons on Hulu. Idk if it’s different for Canada but I would check it out! 💖
LaVidaRosa Hulu is also not available in Canada 😂 I think there’s a way around it tho! Thanks for the suggestion.
Me too girl!! 😞
@@glamgetter1910 use a vpn
It’s also on TH-cam ! Before all these streaming services came out I used to
Watch them on TH-cam ..
I’m talking black shows, Disney channel etc
Been waiting on this. Eye makeup is on point. I hope you do tutorials again
Thanks! I broke my camera so I’m saving for a better one so I can step my tutorial game up lol
I agree with you. I feel the same way I felt years ago because I was grown back then too
I stopped watching when it went to BET. I liked it better as a sitcom not a drama.
I loved Melanie and Derwin 😩 but yes super toxic looking back. I was rooting for them so hard, when their hearts broke mine did too. I was invested lol
Malik Derwin and Jason were really funny together even TT lol Funny thing about Jason as well as he played that character, I was surprised to find out he is the exact opposite in real life lol
After rewatching this show my favorite characters are Kelly and Derwin and TeeTee. I always felt Kelly and TeeTee should’ve been friends they had very similar situations.
"The Game" was about "what happens when "Happily Ever After" ends. (With her Football Prince Charming)
I think you have to watch the latter seasons to really get the full character development. For instance, Jason later was paired with Chardonnay (Brandy lol). Tasha got pregnant. Now, I forget if Malik went through anything, lol.
Malik got jumped and ended up in hospital broken arm
Malik went to jail, rehab and got into several scandals
I didn’t hear a word you said. I was too distracted by the hair and makeup. 👀😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥💄
I don’t even watch the game but I saw your makeup/hair and had to click 😍💁🏽♀️
Thanks pretty girl! 😍💖
I did not realize all the things you mentioned happened in the first 3 seasons!!!!! I also did not realize this show had a total of 9 seasons!!!!
I believe it was easy to “forgive” or “dismiss” their horrible behavior because of the entertainment. It’s wild how we can be pulled in to these story lines like they are goals!!!!
I respect your perspective on show I wasn't the biggest The Game fan. Eventhough some of the situations can happen in real life I just felt like most of their storylines were not realistic even for the NFL.
To me derwin was melanies downfall. I felt bad because I’m currently in the same situation as her, and I completely understand. There would’ve been no problem if derwin would’ve did what he was supposed to do in the first place
Huh? We talking bout the person that did a whole dna test on janay and derwin kids bc she was still in denial
It fell flat when it got to BET but it ended very strong. I was very invested in the last 2 seasons..
GIRL yeesss ..my thoughts on the characters have changed sooo much ! first of all.. we hated janae so much...but she really did NOTHING wrong .We just was invested in their love..we couldn't see straight! I look back now and think Jason was on to something with his penny pinching lol cause Tasha and her I'm rich shit was soooo annoying . Her and her son mismanaged money like crazy ! How tf you have your house and cars taking away 40 million dollar kid??? Jason was the worst..but so funny.Kelly character was my least fav as well. Tasha had some good men...it was painful to watch her run them away. Brit grew up to be a prefect combination of her parents. I think season 4 and 5 was cool..it was after lauren london and blue came in that the show was trash. The game is my top 5 fav sitcom along with girlfriend's both shows are so relatable
in there own way.
I know Melanie and Derwin made the show but Kelly n Jason was my favorite couple 😅
I loved all the characters. Glad they changed out Derwin but they were wrong with the switch of Jason’s daughter Brittney!
The first 3 seasons vs future seasons totally different
Sitcom then proceeded to become a dramady. Live audience to single camera sets
They screwed up Girlfriends the same way.
Are u doing one of Half & Half?
Darwin and Melody was the reason why I like the show when they got kicked off the show I stopped watching it they was the main characters plus the show was a spinoff on girlfriend and it's supposed to be about Melody and her friends and her relationship with Darwin
I remeber when jason told britt to put the batteries into the freezer just to save money like THE LITERALLY HELL BATTERIES ARE A PENNY FOR HIM 🤣🤣
I never saw the later seasons back then bcuz we didn’t have cable; I just got to see them a few years ago when Bounce started airing the show. All I can say is the entire “tone/vibe” changed in those later seasons...it became way more dramatic (like The Young & the Game-less) and it lost a lot of its original comedic content! I did like Chardonnay (she actually got me to start liking Jason lol); I was very upset with how they ended their situation smh. Blue was ok but Keira never did anything for me; Melanie and Derwin’s presences were missed.
I actually have to disagree with Tasha being at fault for Jason and Kelly ultimately splitting.
When Tasha introduced Camille to Jason, yeah she may have done it out of spite, but she wasn't lying when she confirmed that Kelly and Jason were getting divorced, because that's really what was happening at the time. Kelly was already seeing Roman, and even before that she started clubbing and seeing other men. When Jason tried to get back with her she always rejected him; she even lead him on making him think they were getting back together after they slept together that one night, and when she told him they weren't it really hurt him, so she basically just used him for sex.
But whenever Jason started seeing other women it was a problem for Kelly. She was very controlling and wanted to be chased and wanted, it was like she didn't want Jason but also didn't want anyone else to have him either. She really pushed him into other women's arms, not Tasha.
Everything else I agree with 💯
Tasha helped Kelly realize that she was a pushover and help her get a voice. Kelly’s life revolved around Jason and catering to him and she didn’t have anything for her and that’s why she clutched on to the Sunbeams.
i think the time jumped in season 4 stupid, and i hate how they did jenna character and they even had the nerve to continue the show without Derwen and melony witch they should have canceld the show then and there and chardonnay's character felt flat and nobody cares sbout jason without Kelly they focused all of season 6 on tasha and rick only four them to break up season 7 ep 1 and nobody really cared kelly was gone in season 5 like tasha even gave jason relationship advice
Loved the commentary! Ik you may not want to, understandably lol, but do you mind watching seasons 4 -9 and giving commentary on that?
I tried and couldn’t make it past season 4 episode 3-sorry😓
I wish you would’ve reviewed all 9 seasons 😩 but I absolutely agree with EVERYTHING you said. It’s crazy how your perception of a show changes as you grow up.
The later seasons suck
Derwin and Melanie were NOT good together. I really liked how Derwin was sweet in the beginning and in reality I can see how a young football player rising to fame would start acting how Derwin was acting, but the show made their relationship toxic. I wish he woulda ended up with Janay. Maybe he woulda been a better person with her 🤷🏻♀️ we’ll never know. But I feel bad for Janay she gave Melanie a shit load of chances and Melanie always screwed her over. After re-watching the show I really didn't care for Melanie. Chardonnay was done wrong! She was there for Jason and Brit Brat. Jason was a better man with her, I was starting to respect the man he was, then Kelly comes back and their relationship was EXACTLY the same. Jason and Kelly don't respect each other at all. First of all I know Kelly had to leave the show in real life cuz she had cancer. But I wish they hadn't had her leave the way she did. The real Kelly was such a good mom and her leaving to "fix herself" (and the way she was acting when she had that fake reality show Ex Ballers Wives or whatever it was called) I just didn't like it. Tasha had a tough choice I honestly loved both Rick and Pookie. Malik did nothing really. That's the problem he didn't change. But I guess that's cuz he's always been that way that the show didn't know what the hell to do with him, however I wish he didn't get in between Keira and Blue. IMO I thought Blue and Keira were cute together and I LOVED how they made Keira a "normal" girl. Cute, dresses in jeans and t-shirt, wears converse, not boujee like everyone else in the show. She was adorable. Tee Tee has always been one of the best persons on the show. I love him. I absolutely loved Dionne and wish they woulda kept her into the show someway.
Also I HATE that the first 3 seasons Melanie kept saying how important her med school was and how everything revolves around football and she needs to think about her studying, and her constantly saying she gave up Johns Hopkins for Derwin but only in the end to not even practice!? Ridiculous
Then what the hell was all that for??
Crap that was a lot. 😂
P.S. All seasons are on Hulu but the first 3 seasons were the absolute best
I have watch this, "The Parkers", and "Moesha" we have similar views on majority of the black shows on Netflix. I'm looking forward to the other shows (especially Half & Half) . If you want check my channel I reviewed every black show that came out on Netflix. Keep up the good content
It was toxic I watched all 9 seasons Tasha actually grew and Derwin and Melanie got it together finally Kelli and Jason still was trash fucking to keep a job Jason black wife helped his daughter more than Kelly and she basically said fuvk it and went to the mother
I screamed at those "auntie vocals" you did for Take a Bow. 😂😭 That's exactly how she sang it! That was the cringiest moment of the whole show. It's so embarrassing.
I just watched 35 mins of a review of a show I watched 2 seasons of 10years ago. I’d love to see your review of Wandavision. Love the content
Yes to the look and for those lashes!
I agreed with literally everything. Especially Derwin being FIONE and Melanie becoming insufferable 😂
Yaaasssss, come through with these colors pinky!!!!!!!!
Oh my goodness.
You are reminding me of so much.
I had blocked all the trauma of The Game out! 😁
The show actually started in 2006, which was the late 2000's, not the early 2000's. I liked every season. Melanie was too whiney, Derwin was corny at times, Malik never fully matured, Jason was an ass and had issues with Black women at first, Tasha was independent and smart but damaged when it came to love, Kelly had trouble finding her identity outside of Jason until the later seasons, Chardonnay was similar to Tasha in terms of her personality and serve no purpose once Kelly came back, Blue was corny, Kira was cute but corny also. Javon and Jazz should've been added as main characters instead of them. Plus, Malik was wrong for smashing Kira. Now, if she never hooked up with Blue, then I would've been cool with it because he knew her first! The show further detailed how dramatic comedies became more popular than sitcoms in the 2010's, so I understood the change once it came to BET.
I don’t think the same actor played brittney and I hated it . I hated the attitude they gave her.
Yeah I remember that 🙄
I like the reboot the best.
I didn’t like Melanie’s character on the original The Game when it was on UPN/CW.
I didn’t care for The Game when it moved to BET